Shelter Associates News

Innovation Excellence Award

Sue Spinazza presents the February Innovation Excellence Award to Shelter Associates.

Every month, the Business Development Committee awards member businesses the Business Excellence award in categories of Service, Impact, Innovation and Community.

At the monthly Upbeat Breakfast, that business is presented the award, along with a Service Excellence plaque for them to display at their place of business.

Art Elliott: Art and the science of building

From the Coeur d'Alene Press – Art Elliott was green before green was cool. The owner/president of Shelter Associates has been building homes for nearly four decades and was among the first to embrace the concepts of energy efficiency that are now popularly known by the most prevalent color in nature. READ MORE (PDF)

If you build it well, it will sell

Trails Edge condos sell out on Mullan Avenue – from the Coeur d'Alene Press

With prices starting at $429,000, they weren't cheap. But builder Art Elliott credits good design and quality materials for the fast sellout of the Trails Edge condominiums on Mullan Avenue. Buyers agree. "They look different. They are not cookie cutter design," READ MORE (PDF)

How green do you want to be?

From the North Idaho Business Journal - Before energy efficiency became a fad, before high heating and cooling prices became astounding, Art Elliott, of Coeur d'Alene's Shelter Associates, adhered to efficiency principles. READ MORE (PDF)

Building Friendships, Constructing Homes

From Building Magazine – At a birthday party for his wife, Art Elliott looked at the gathered crowd and realized half of the guests were clients of his. READ MORE (PDF)